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Barneys New York and the brand new York Police Department have been slapped with a lawsuit by Trayon Christian, a school scholar from Queens, who was arrested at the luxurious department store in April.

“His solely crime was being a young black man, Michael Palillo, Christian’s legal professional, advised The new York Publish.

The Submit reports that the 19-yr-old was at the shop buying a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt, however following the purchase, he was stopped by undercover officers that had been allegedly known as on by a Barneys sales clerk who believed the transaction was fraudulent.

The lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, states that the NYC Faculty of Expertise freshman was asked by the cops: “how a young black man equivalent to himself could afford to purchase such an costly belt? He was then handcuffed and taken to an area precinct.

Despite displaying the officers the receipt for the belt, his ID and the debit card used, “Christian was instructed that his identification was false and that he could not afford to make such an costly purchase,” Palillo stated.

Christian, who saved up cash for the dear accessory from his half-time job at school, mentioned he returned the belt and never plans to buy on the Madison Avenue retailer once more. His story comes simply days after one other occasion of racial discrimination was reported in Baltimore when a black lady was allegedly fired from Hooters for having blonde highlights.

Barneys has not commented on the matter and Christian’s lawsuit towards the store and the NYPD is for unspecified damages.

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